55” Choice - LGOLED55B7 v Samsung QE55Q6FN

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I’m looking at upgrading the trusty Panasonic 37” we’ve had for the last 12 years.

Signed up to Sky Q over the weekend and therefore looking for a screen to do justice to F1, other sports and movies.

The Samsung is a 2018 model I understand whereas the LG is a 2017 model albeit with a nicer looking super slim screen.

Anyone have any experience of either or recommendations on which one, or an alternative of course, at this size?

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CooperS said:

Done to death here. But imo the things you need to consider 1.how.much light is in the room when you watch TV 2. Do you watch alot of sports?.

I watch my B7 mostly in the evenings with low light which is perfect for a OLED TV and in these conditions stomps all over the Samsung. Additionally my mates QLED seems to be better when watching the football but as I don't usually watch sports I can live with this compromise.

A mixture of both the would say but certainly low light movies would be a good box to tick

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laingy said:

The oled needs some calibration (but plenty of options on the internet) and when you get it right it’s amazing . Also seems better after a couple of months viewing (not sure why). Source has to be good . I would also say I think it’s great with sport - I thought this was actually a strong point

That’s good to know as the F1, football and cricket are watched often in our house. The Currys advisor I spoke to said that both Samsung QLED and Sony OLED are far better than LG on sports which did give me some food for thought.

I’m trying to see if the budget will stretch to a 2018 LG OLED55C8PLA.....

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Lazermilk said:

Which one is more expensive out of the ones the Curry's advisor recommended? Presumably the Samsung and Sony

Probably best making a list of TVs you have seen which you like and looking up independent reviews online to see what they say about them, I never trust the people in those shops, could be incentives given by the manufacturers to sell certain amounts etc.

Yep that’s the current action. To be fair to the guy they were all £1,799 however he may well have a better commission/sales bonus on one brand over the other of course!

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Moley RUFC said:

That’s good to know as the F1, football and cricket are watched often in our house. The Currys advisor I spoke to said that both Samsung QLED and Sony OLED are far better than LG on sports which did give me some food for thought.

I’m trying to see if the budget will stretch to a 2018 LG OLED55C8PLA.....

So decision made I went ina bought a LG C8 55” from John Lewis today for £1869
https://www.johnlewis.com/lg-oled55c8pla-oled-hdr-...

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Thanks although I went for a LG-oled55c8pla in the end.

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silobass said:

How is it?

Due for delivery on the 22nd September when my furniture and Sky Q are due too. Will report back.

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silobass said:

How is it?

Well, a few days into ownership and it’s tome for an update.

It’s excellent. Twinned with Sky Q it really is a pleasure to watch especially anything in Uktra HD. The Grand Tour is especially sharp with some of the sexy car shots really stunning.

Watched a repeat earlier of the German GP in Ultra HD too and again the detail is immense.

Will check out a few films during the week and report back. One thing that did confuse me however is that other than the Grand Tour I’ve not found a film that fills the complete screen without having a strip of black top and bottom. Why would this be?